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Is it zero-indexed, or are they really behind in choosing winners, or am I loosing my mind... Isn't it 2026 not 2025??

> We plan to open IOCCC30 towards the end of 2026 and have the contest run for a similar amount of time, closing sometime towards the end of Q1 2027.

Based on that it Looks like the contest starts late and runs into the next year. the 2025 rules were finalized in December.